John Elway looks to keep success rolling in NFL 2016 Draft

There have been cross-country flights, thousands of hours of college tape, sunrise-to-sunset days with healthy, debate-filled meetings all in preparation for three days at the end of April.

Broncos general manager John Elway and his team of scouts and personnel executives had a short-lived Super Bowl 50 celebration. There wasn’t much time to relish the work they had done in building a champion. Draft season was on the horizon.

Elway quickly found out there’s no offseason in the front office. That’s perfectly fine with him, too. In a way, mid-February through April is just as exciting as September through early February.

The son of a high school and college coach, Elway spent nearly as much time watching tape as he did playing. He was a star on the field and in business, but as a general manager he still has a deeply ingrained tendency to chop wood with his team rather than just assigning tasks.

The Broncos’ draft board usually is done by early April. The next few weeks Elway spent with director